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James A. Chance

Released
Full name:James Chance
Gender:Male
Race:Native American
Era:1960s
State:North Carolina
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

James A. Chance was a Native American man arrested for trespassing in Dunn, North Carolina in 1960 when he tried to enroll his children in an all-white school, in a desegregation challenge that swept up four adults and seven children.

Case

Charges: Trespassing — attempting to enroll his children in an all-white school
Sentence: Arrested for the school-desegregation attempt
Convicted: Arrested (1960)